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Originally Posted by Maximo  Maxman is an alarm barker and an occasional bossy barker. He wouldn't quit with a simple command. I admit to trying every method discussed on YT, but I went back to using positive reinforcement training methods and have had more success.
I don't think the water bottle method is cruel to the dog, just unpleasant, and not always effective. |
Thanks for your personal experience here, I'm genuinely curious how peple feel about this. I've tried many a thing for many a behavioral outcome-I actually used a Herm Sprenger (pinch collar, poke collar) of course it was advised to me by a trainer and I got the one with the rubber balls (not just the rubber ends-there's actually a ball at the end of the rubber) on it for my dog that was aggressive to towards other dogs while we walked (no he wasn't a little dog-not sure that makes it okay tho) but I totally regret having tried that after the first time I used it when he pulled I heard him squeal as it pinched him-it was awful! Honestly I think it just scared and shocked him more than it really hurt him but still...after that I just turned it inside out on him and he never pulled again-an amazing reaction to something he only felt the use of once...I still feel bad over it though...